This study examined young adults’ shared family identity (SFI) with parents as correlates of family communication patterns (i.e., conversation and conformity orientations). Participants included 235 young adults from a private university in the southwest. Results indicated that conversation orientation is positively associated with SFI with both mother and father. One dimension of conformity orientation, respect for parental authority, was inversely associated with SFI with mother and father, whereas two other dimensions, parental control and pressure to adopt parental values, were inversely associated only with SFI with mother. Regression analyses revealed that conversation orientation was a significant predictor of SFI with both parents, although conformity orientation moderated this association for SFI with mother.

这项研究检查了年轻人与父母的共同家庭身份（SFI），作为家庭沟通模式（即谈话和顺从取向）的相关因素。参与者包括来自西南一所私立大学的235名年轻人。结果表明，对话取向与父母双方的SFI呈正相关。顺从性取向的一个维度，即对父母权威的尊重，与父母与SFI成反比，而父母控制和采用父母价值观的压力，与父母与SFI成反比。回归分析表明，对话取向是父母双方SFI的重要预测因素，尽管顺从取向缓解了SFI与母亲之间的这种联系。